Ho Chi Minh City, 14 April 2026 – The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has led a delegation of nine Australian fintech and regtech companies to Vietnam, as part of the Landing Pad Vietnam Fintech and Regtech Immersion Program 2026. The program connects Australian fintech, regtech and adjacent solution providers with Vietnamese banks and financial institutions to support the development of secure, inclusive and modern financial services aligned with Vietnam’s digital transformation agenda. This mission also builds on the partnership between Austrade and the Vietnam Banks Association, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in June 2025, demonstrating Australia’s strong interest and long-term commitment to supporting the growth of Vietnam’s banking and financial sector.
The three-day program, from 14-16 April, officially commences today in Ho Chi Minh City and finishes in Hanoi, providing opportunities for the Australian delegation to gain insights into Vietnam’s banking trends, regulatory priorities, and market opportunities, while showcasing their capabilities and partnership potential with key stakeholders. Today’s full-day seminar, delivered in collaboration with the Vietnam International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City, focuses on powering the next phase of Vietnam’s banking transformation and identifying international partnership opportunities in Vietnam’s main economic and financial hub. The discussions range from high level overviews of policy settings and the financial ecosystem to technical transformation needs within banks and financial institutions spanning cybersecurity, compliance (including anti-money laundering and identity fraud), risk management, payment infrastructure and digital assets.
Vietnam is becoming the go-to destination for fintech development. The country is one of the most dynamic digital banking markets in the region, driven by strong growth in digital payments, rapid adoption of mobile financial services, and increasing interest in AI and data-driven banking. Vietnam’s young and dynamic population, stable environment and strong GDP further position the country as a future regional digital leader. Government initiatives have supported this momentum, including the establishment of two International Financial Centers and the introduction of regulatory sandboxes from credit scoring, data sharing via open API and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending to digital assets. To fully leverage these strengths and realise its ambition of becoming an international financial hub in the region, continued collaboration, innovation, and strategic preparation will be essential.
Australia is well placed to support this journey. Its fintech ecosystem is ranked among the top globally for its quality and innovation, currently 6th in the world and 2nd in the Asia-Pacific region, with nearly 900 active fintech companies. Australia has also developed strong capabilities in regulatory technology, cybersecurity, data governance, payments infrastructure, and digital assets. These capabilities have been developed within a highly regulated and trusted financial system, supported by sophisticated infrastructure enabling real-time transactions at scale. The nine Australian companies participating in the program bring expertise across key areas of a modern financial system from emerging digital asset solutions to technologies addressing fraud prevention, scam detection, and cybersecurity. These capabilities complement Vietnam’s efforts to strengthen data governance and build a resilient financial ecosystem.
Ms. Emma McDonald, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to Vietnam and Cambodia, remarked “The aim of this program is to facilitate in-market exchanges. We are confident this engagement will generate additional Australia – Vietnam commercial partnerships, contributing to a financial ecosystem that is resilient, trusted and globally connected – embedded with Vietnamese characteristics and Australian technology solutions.”
The mission will continue tomorrow with site visits to banks and innovation centers in Ho Chi Minh City, followed by further site visits and a roundtable in Hanoi. By working together and leveraging their respective strengths, both countries can generate operational efficiencies and data management improvements, while supporting digital transformation, innovation, and the sustainable development of the banking sectors in Vietnam and Australia.
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Accelerate your tech growth in Vietnam with Austrade Vietnam’s Landing Pad
Landing Pads is an Australian Government initiative to help export-ready Australian tech businesses to expand globally. Established in 2017, Landing Pads are now available in Singapore, Bengaluru, Shanghai, London, San Francisco, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City.
The Landing Pad in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was launched in June 2024 during a Southeast Asia Business Exchange ‘Partnering for a Digital Future’ mission to Vietnam, following an announcement by the Australian Prime Minister at the ASEAN-Australia Summit in Melbourne on 5 March 2024.
The Landing Pad provides on-the-ground support for market ready Australian technology scaleups to develop an effective go-to market strategy and secure partnerships in Vietnam that contribute towards Vietnam’s burgeoning digital transformation agenda.
For further information, please contact: Ms. Trang Vu, Landing Pad Director, Austrade, E: [email protected]